Chester County mother charged with contributing to delinquency of a minor

The mother of 12-year-old Chester County boy who was hit and killed by avehicle as he skateboarded home from a convenience store last week wasarrested today on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor,authorities said.

Tammy Shackelford of 2437 Knox Station Road, Richburg, was booked at theChester County Detention Center shortly before 11:30 a.m. on three counts ofcontributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to jail officials.

Investigators believe her son, Levi James Shackelford, was headed home April2 after getting a snack when he was struck around 2:15 a.m. on a four-lanestretch of S.C. 9. Levi was the third child killed in a car accident withina week in Chester County, joining a 9-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy whodied on the same road March 26.

The accidents happened about four miles apart.

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